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Elon Musk threatened to sue Ashley St. Clair for custody of their infant son after she voiced support for transgender people.

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[–] zd9@lemmy.world 161 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Why hasn't Elon Musk killed himself yet?

[–] Ancalagon@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"Gods" don't kill themselves they kill the plebs that think they are gods.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I remember seeing those strange post from a 4chan user that someone suggested could be Elon. This sounds like the shit written in the post.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You know for damn sure he was in /b trying to win popularity on an "anonymous" forum.

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He desperately craves validation from the geek and nerd culture that he thinks he is a part of and each time they make it apparent to him what a wanker he is. He then has to be satisfied with tech bros.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

He can’t even get the main character from my favorite movie right. Their name is not Blade Runner you pompous Nazi transphob.

[–] jorymo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Shit, these billionaires are terrified of their mortality. It's why people like him and Peter Thiel try so hard to fund ways for themselves to extend their lives as much as possible.

Maybe it's because all of their greed will be for nothing when they die, as they can't keep accruing and spending their wealth after death.

Maybe they hate that they're just as mortal as us filthy poors, and no matter how much money they throw at it, and no matter how much they think of themselves as Different™, they're eventually going to close their eyes forever, just like everyone else.

[–] bappity@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 6 points 1 month ago

Because he's the only person he cares about. That's how the narcissists do.

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 86 points 1 month ago

What a sad little man he is.

[–] LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world 79 points 1 month ago (2 children)

100s of billions of dollars to his name yet not one child to say "I love you dad". What a sad empty life

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He doesn't actually care about his children. To him, all they're good for is a means to spread his genetics. Nothing more.

The lawsuit would only be to hurt his ex; the infant would be handed off to a nanny and never thought about again.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He also uses his children to ward off bullets.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Ya know I wonder if he thinks that'd stop someone who truly is dedicated to offing him? Like it sure as shit didn't stop the IRA on numerous occasions.

[–] 1orangecat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He lacks the ability to show empathy and compassion for anyone to love him. 

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

He expressly refuses to even try. He is on record stating one of humanity's greatest problems is empathy.

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 51 points 1 month ago

Her words sound sincere and she's asking how she can further help. Well girl, you've got Goliath banging at your door.

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 1 month ago (3 children)

A one year old son. Which means they were together when he already went full batshit crazy.

No empathy for her here. Only feel sorry for their son.

[–] Veedem@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I mean she was 23 or 24 when she said those things. Most of us are total morons at that age.

I hate that there’s no room for atonement and growth in the current conversation. I don’t know anything about her other than what I see in this article, but if she’s genuinely sorry and looking to support the people she hurt, that’s worth a ton. She grew as a person. Good for her.

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago

At that age, we tend to be a bit more naive than later in life. This does not make it excusable for the things she did. At age 12 and above, you start to learn that even words can be very hurtful. So if you do shit like her 10 years later, something is off very badly.

That being said, we all learn and from my personal experience, a pregnancy can change people drastically. So I really hope for her and her son, that she moves on and does better in the future.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Most of us are total morons at that age.

Speak for yourself.

I’ve known 12 yr olds with more maturity and learning about owning their actions, dealing with heavy shit like death, pronouns and minority rights than a 53 yr old just in this past year. Heck, just in the last month I was confronted with a child no older than 6 owning his mistakes and apologizing for it. No excuses.

Part of the problem is allowing people to treat others like doormats, shirking responsibility over their actions brushing it off like an age, era and/or gender thing and this does nothing but create infighting over stupid shit like ageism.

Be better than this.

She can own she made a mistake like any fully functioning adult would.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

She can own she made a mistake like any fully functioning adult would.

"I feel immense guilt for my role. And even more guilt that things I have said in the past may have caused my son's sister more pain," St. Clair wrote, referencing Musk's daughter Vivian Wilson, who is trans. "Idrk how to make amends for many of these things but I have been trying incredibly hard privately to learn + advocate for those within the trans community that I've hurt."

Isn't that exactly what she did?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Damn, that's an excellent apology. It's obviously worth nothing if the actions don't reflect a genuine desire to change, but it's worth everything if they do.

I'm sick and tired of alienating those who change for the better. I want people to feel like progressives are the good and welcoming people who just want everyone to be equal and the best they can be.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I don't have any horse in this race, any more than the average person should, and I haven't put any effort into seeing who's made the choice to have kids with Elon, so this is everything I know about her, but that certainly sounds like a well thought out, heartfelt apology, with no equivocation. People need to be given room to grow if the world is going to get any better, even in a shitty time like this.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 1 month ago

I’m sick and tired of alienating those who change for the better. I want people to feel like progressives are the good and welcoming people who just want everyone to be equal and the best they can be.

This is why I am not a big fan of Leopard’s Eating My Face posts.* Most of the time it’s regular people realizing their mistake. When people realize their mistakes, these are the cracks for progressives to spread a progressive ideals.

*The only time I enjoy Leopards Eating My Face posts are when the subject had a power and chose not do anything.

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[–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There has to be room for forgiveness if you ever want people to positively change. She admitted that she was wrong and is trying to atone for it by advocating for the cause.

People can absolutely change as they get older and gather more life experiences, and we should be supporting those who realize the things they thought before were wrong and are working on changing themselves for the better.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 1 month ago

Sorry, this is the Internet. There is no room for nuance or forgiveness.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

A) While many of us are total morons at that age about a lot of things, by that point in your life most people know not to be hateful toward others. Even so, I will concede that we should be more forgiving of the things she said.

B) The point is not that she was too young to know what she said was wrong. The point is that she dated Elon while he was publicly and outwardly a batshit crazy Nazi. It's one thing for the other women who dated him when he was better at hiding how crazy he was, but this child was conceived AFTER he did the Nazi salute multiple times on stage in public. At 23 years old you should know not to date a literal Nazi.

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 7 points 1 month ago

Idk at what point ppl started thinking he wasn't always like he is now, it's just less pretending (bcs no downsides), but you can clearly tell by his history that he was always a scumbag.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 7 points 1 month ago

Isn’t she some kind of right-wing influencer? The crazy was probably a plus.

[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"The woke mind virus made me piss my pants!"

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Fuck Elon, but as for St. Clair, that’s awesome. Good on her. We need more people who know it’s okay to admit they were wrong and change their mind.

I think it’s one of the most admirable qualities a person can have.

Sometimes politicians get a bad rap for flipping positions or sides, like Elizabeth Warren did, but that’s a quality I want in a politician. I want people to say, “I have new information and I was wrong before, lets make it right.”

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As a parent, you can be 2 kinds of bigot.

You can be the bigot who after their child comes out to them, maybe struggles but has a change of heart, and comes to terms with it and remains a loving parent.

Or, you can double down and essentially get removed from your child's life.

One can always hope for a change of heart as well... but I think Elon at this point has infinity'd down on his bigotry.

"I will be filing for full custody today, given her statements implying she might transition a one-year-old boy," Musk said.

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What did I miss with Elizabeth Warren?

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh nothing new. Back in the day she was a republican. She thought Republicans had better economic policies but when she really dug into that and the social issues, she realized it was all bullshit and switched to being a democrat. This was in 1996.

Sometimes I see people give her a hard time about it, but I can respect it.

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

Holy shit. I had no idea. My awareness of her came into being when she already seemed sane.

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 21 points 1 month ago

Can we keep Elon stuff in the ~~Fuck You Elon~~ EnoughMuskSpam community? Keep his stupid ass face contained?

At least for soft stories like these when he's not actively fucking with the world.

[–] darkmogool@feddit.org 18 points 1 month ago

He's still alive? I thought he coked himself to dech by now…

[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hey Grok, show me Elon Musk...why is his penis not mangled? Make his penis mangled like it definitely is IRL, cover him in his own urine, have him holding fistfuls of Ketamine, and @Elon the generated image for me.

Amazing product Elon, look how creative I can be with it.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

I was always saying that I would never dance on anyone's grave, I would not be THAT guy but Elmo has changed my mind. I can't wait for not ever again having to read about this shit stain

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

You know those news slop stories where something happens, and then something else happens and the stories all say it was because that first thing happened, and maybe it was, but there's no factual confirmation of it.

Well that's not this time.

"I will be filing for full custody today, given her statements implying she might transition a one-year-old boy," Musk said.

Holy shit.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Good for ms st Clair, may Elon lose and suffer

This is the exact kind of character growth the endless cycle of rage bait designed to confirm cognitive biases is built to prevent.

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Scumfuck punchable face of his.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago
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